Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE
EASA.2009.OP.21
3.5 Summary of recommendations made by interviewees
Some interviews were conducted with representative stakeholders from each of the main
groups. These interviews were conducted face-to-face; by telephone and also via e-mail. The
recommendations shown here represent a summary of those recorded. Their inclusion does
not imply support: they are included as a record, and also to show that the Options presented
in this Report do address many of these recommendations.
Operators
− Operators to have a nominated de-icing / anti-icing expert: this person to be sole
conduit for communication with service providers, aerodromes and NAAs.
− Improve the knowledge of pilots on this matter.
− At the Airport User’s Committee level, operators can influence how money used for
improving infrastructure is raised and invested.
− Flight crew should not know the precise breakdown of costs/prices of de-icing / antiicing
services and fluid for each location.
Aerodromes
− Aerodromes to convene AUC meetings dedicated to de-icing / anti-icing “operations”
separate from those held to discuss traffic flow.
− Aerodromes can mandate the supply of Type I fluid through its contracts with service
providers (when granting a license to operate).
Service Providers
− Training for de-icing / anti-icing operatives should be based on the practical: too much
technical information is used, and this is often unclear and contradictory.
− Service provider operatives should not know the price/costs their company charges for
de-icing / anti-icing services and fluid.
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